Here is a compilation of our various stops on the remainder of the South Island. After Queenstown we went to Dunedin for a night. This is the Edingburgh of New Zealand and most of the architecture and street names are very reminscent of Scotland (the Scottish settlers were missing their home town!) We treated ourselves here by staying at a hotel and had a huge room and.... a bath! I was in there for a good few hours! Martyn was enjoying the complimentary Sky Sp...

As our two intrepid travellers reached Queenstown their spirits were refreshed by the vibrant city. The small but sweet town was buzzing as Jazz Festival and Labour Weekend revellers spilled out onto the streets and milled around the busy bars, resturants and lake front. Surrounded by 'The Remarkables' (mountains) and fringed by the lakes, Martyn was inspired to see this beautiful town from another level - 12000 ft above sea level that is! A confident Martyn ...

Soooo, Martyn has just come back from his glacier walk and is buzzing! He is too lazy to write this so I will interview him for your pleasure. Rachel: Hi Martyn, lovely to meet you. You are regarded as one of Englands finest Glacier Walkers. How do you respond to comments like these? Martyn: Hi Rachel, nICE to meet you. Yeah i'd go along with those comments... i showed that glacier who was boss. Rachel: As most glacier fans know, you need to strap spi...

We got to Greymouth yesterday and only stayed ther to rest our heads on the way to Franz Josef where we are now. We stayed in a funky hostel called Noahs Ark, each room was themed and we had a leopard room! Martyn was glad we weren't in the horse room!! We had leopard print everywhere, I am talking curtains, rugs, bed sheets, murals on the wall. Looked like a 70's pornstar pad. Someone got the sheep room so we did ok with that one! We went to a brewery for a to...

We arrived in Nelson on Tuesday and stayed for 4 nights. It was a beautiful town with mountains and beaches and forests! It was sunny to which was the best thing! We spent the first day sun bathing on the beach. There were only about 10 people on the beach so it was lovely and quiet! AND i went for my first run, let's see how long i keep that up! The next day we took a coach, cruise and trek trip in the National Park called Abel Tasmin which is probably one of...